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CAST BY BARBEDIENNE AFTER A MODEL BY HENRI MICHEL ANTOINE CHAPU (FRENCH, 1833-1891), SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

Jeanne d'Arc à Domrémy

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CAST BY BARBEDIENNE AFTER A MODEL BY HENRI MICHEL ANTOINE CHAPU (FRENCH, 1833-1891), SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Jeanne d'Arc à Domrémy
Inscribed on the back of the circular base Chapu, inscribed F.BARBEDIENNE.FONDEUR. and stamped REDUCTION MECANIQUE/COLLAS BREVETE
Brown patinated bronze
58 cm. high

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Lot Essay

Henri Michel Antoine Chapu exhibited regularly in the Salon during the second half of the 19th century, winning awards in 1863, 1865, 1866 and a grand medal in 1867. This portrayel of Jeanne as a humble sherperdess was Chapu's first major succes when it was exhibited in 1870. Barbedienne edited this piece in several productions.

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